and another one, the name of a local man who had gone to the u.s. military to tell them the name of a taliban leader responsible in a recent attack by "an estimated 100-plus taliban fighters" in response to u.s. operations. the head of wikileaks, 39-year-old australian julian assange, who has been outspoken against the war, told "the today show" he blamed the military. >> every week, another 100 or so people are killed in afghanistan and that number is increasing. so, we shouldn't let these rumors about whether there are additional names in there or not, which may be serious or may not be, eclipse the bigger problem. >> amateurs like wikileaks either don't care or don't know how to protect sources and how to protect lives. >> reporter: the pentagon is going through all of the documents, as well, and local commanders will certainly try to do what they can to help those afghans who are at risk. but diane, because of the massive amount of reports, there's no guarantee they can get to the people in time. >> get to them and to their families to get them